Shomik Mukherjee

With 207,000 votes counted, both recalls were succeeding by a roughly 2-to-1 margin. Barring a significant change, the results could send shockwaves through the highest levels of the East Bay’s pol…

OAKLAND — A day after early returns showed the recalls targeting Alameda County District Attorney Pamela Price and Oakland Mayor Sheng Thao on the path to success, the first potential candidates to succeed them began to emerge.

OAKLAND — During a tenure marked by endless battles against hostile political foes and with the city's post-pandemic ills, Mayor Sheng Thao clamored for a more positive narrative.

For the second time in a week, the county Board of Supervisors convened in private Tuesday to discuss whether to approve the African American Sports and Entertainment Group's purchase of the Oakland Coliseum complex, a ...

OAKLAND — A high-profile real estate deal in Oakland again appears to be hitting a snag because of stalled deliberations between Alameda County supervisors.

For the second time in a week, the county Board of Supervisors convened in private to discuss whether to approve the African American Sports and Entertainment Group's purchase of the Oakland Coliseum complex.

City's leaders try to manage their message to congresswoman as recall of Mayor Sheng Thao appears successful

OAKLAND — Special elections for flashy political jobs usually invite an especially crowded field of candidates — and that is proving no different as a growing list of names emerges to replace Sheng Thao as the mayor of Oakland.

With the election complete and Oakland's financial crisis continuing to worsen , city officials took a drastic step last week, warning in a bombshell report that the city on the verge of bankruptcy.

By some breathtakingly narrow margins, candidates in local Bay Area elections began to emerge victorious Wednesday after new results drew several tight races closer to a final outcome.